Mrs. Ann Harmon, age 80, of Tullahoma, passed away Friday, May 17 at the Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.

Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10 AM at Spring Creek Baptist Church with Bro. Bob Payne officiating.

Entombment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Visitation with the family will be Monday, May 20, 2013 from 5 – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

In Lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to the Spring Creek Baptist Church.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Glendon Hiawatha “Dorothy” Short Beach age 74 of Moore County passed away Friday May 17, 2013 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma.

A native of Moore County she was a daughter of the late Lige and Daisy Glascoe Short.

She worked in housekeeping at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma before her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and her special neighbors Terry Carpenter and Carol Graham.

She is survived by her daughters; Sheila Bateman and husband Stoney of Tullahoma, Barbara Partin and her husband Joe of Decherd and Crystal Gleason of Lynchburg. Brother; Ray Short of Shelbyville and sister; Juanita Trussell and her husband Turney of Tullahoma. Grandchildren; Chelsee Bateman and finace Cory Damron, Amanda Anderton, Bryan Beach, Jessica Hunt and husband Zack, Heather Holt and husband John and Ashley Gleason. Great- Grandchildren; Paisley Hunt, Chloe Holt, Lexi Anderton, Jenna Anderton, Chance Anderton and several nieces, nephews cousins and many friends.

The family will receive friends on Monday May 20, 2013 from 11 AM – 2 PM with funeral services at 2 PM with Bro. Ricky Smith officiating.

Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery in Tullahoma.

LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

David William Cunningham, of Murfreesboro, died Friday, May 17th, 2013.

Mr. Cunningham is survived by his parents, Dr. James William and Emily Cunningham of Tullahoma; daughter, Allison Jane Cunningham of Tullahoma; son, Ryan James Cunningham of Tullahoma; sisters, Beth Sell (Charles) of Nashville and Kay O’Connell (Matthew) of Franklin, TN.

A 1978 graduate of Tullahoma High School, David attended MTSU and graduated from Tennessee Technology Center as a master electrician. He was employed by S&W Contractors. David was a professional bass fisherman and was an avid outdoorsman for all his life. He was particularly devoted to his children and his family.

The family will hold a private memorial service in Bell Buckle on Wednesday, May 22nd with burial to follow at Hazel Cemetery.

For those who wish, a memorial donation in memory of David Cunningham may be made to the charity of your choice.

Kilgore Funeral Home in  charge of arrangements.

John Henry Smithson of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at Lynchburg Nursing Center at the age of 77.

Mr. Smithson was born in Coffee County, TN to the late N.E. and Birdie Oldfield Smithson.

During his life, Mr. Smithson worked at Wilson Ball Factory and was a member of Grace Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by, two brothers, Charlie and Roy Smithson; one sister, Beadie Lunsford; and one nephew Eric “Rod” Smithson.

Mr. Smithson is survived by one son, Randy Smithson of Manchester; two nieces, Charlene Hane and her husband Joe and Carolyn Lunsford; one nephew, Roy Lee Smithson Jr.; and three grandchildren, Hillari, Hunter and Holli.

Visitation will be held on Monday, May 20th, 2013 from 3:00-4:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home with the service to immediately follow at 4:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Garry Irvin officiating.

Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Dorothy Lue Edens, age 79, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, passed away at her residence Friday morning, May 17, 2013.

A native of Mapleton, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Anna Mae Nesbitt Conley.

Ms. Edens was a retired military wife of 30 years. She enjoyed crafts, gardening, sewing, knitting, ceramics, and quilting. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Joe Allen Edens and seven siblings.

Mrs. Edens is survived by two sons Charles (Kandy) Edens of Normandy and Warren Wisniski of Eastville, Virginia, two daughters Anna Mae Foster of Tullahoma and Diana Lynn (William) Parfitt of Harlem, Georgia, two brothers Phillip and Linwood Conley, two sisters Katie Adams and Hazel Staples, eight grandchildren Jennifer, Heather, Jacob, Crystal, Issac, Bryan, Kandyce, and Michael, and eight great grandchildren.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00AM Monday, May 20, 2013 at Memorial Gardens in Winchester, Tn., with burial to follow.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Dorothy L. Edens.

Mrs. Marie Allison, age 83, of Tullahoma, passed away Wednesday at Lynchburg Nursing Center.

She was a native of Williamson Co., TN and the daughter of the late Virgil and Nanny Mae Carr Crabtree. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Allison, brothers, Hollis, Robert and C.L. Crabtree, sister, Mildred Roulette and a step sister, Ann Spicer. She was a former member of County Line Church of Christ, was retired from Stal Urban and loved sewing, knitting and crafts.

She is survived by a step-daughter, Betty (Charles) Norman of Shelbyville, brother, Charles (Nora) Crabtree of Woodbury, sisters, Phyllis Glascoe of Tullahoma, Sarah (Tommy) Glascoe of Cowan, TN, several nieces and nephews, three step great grandchildren and a special friend, Kathy Hall.

Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Graveside Services will be conducted Friday at 2:30 PM in the Mt. Herman Cemetery.

Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

BART LEE BENSON, age 43, of Winchester, Tenn. passed away at The Willows at Winchester on Thursday, May 16,
2013, following an extended illness.

Mr. Benson was valedictorian of his 1988 Franklin County High School graduating class. He was a very successful entrepreneur owning two different businesses during his brief lifetime. Everything Mr. Benson did, he did well.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Dora Elizabeth Benson and “Special Pet”, Whitney.

He is survived by his parents; Parker and Cynthia Baucom Benson of Winchester, sisters; Anita (Mike) Miller of Estill Springs, and Teresa Sims of Winchester, brother, Barry (Angela) Benson also of Winchester, nephew, Nathan (Katie) Hill of Lewisburg, Tenn., niece, Brandy (Ardie) Boyd of Manchester, Tenn., great-nephews; Benton Parker Hill and Jackson Boyd, great-niece, Shelby Hill.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services with Bro. Howard Riddle, officiating.

Visitation will be from 2:00 until service time at 3:00.

It was Mr. Benson’s wishes that he be cremated.

Grant Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.

McMinnville resident and Madison County, TN native Carol Corlew Boyd, age 52, was born March 20, 1961 and died May 14, 2013 at River Park Hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

A Lipscomb University graduate, Certified Public Accountant with Totherow, Haile and Welch and member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Martha Taylor of Manchester, TN and the late Jerry Nathan Corlew.

Mrs. Boyd was married September 12, 1981 to Steve Boyd of McMinnville. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by three children, Allison Boyd of Nashville, TN, Tyler Boyd and fiancee Heather Robertson both of Murfreesboro, TN and Daniel Boyd and wife Laura of Nashville, TN; step-father, Charles Taylor of Manchester, TN; two brothers, Steve Corlew and Marc Corlew; step-sister, Karen Taylor Tennant of Dyersburg, TN; step-brother, Derrick Taylor; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 in High’s Chapel with Tony Lawrence and Steve Hillis officiating.

Burial will follow in the Old Philadelphia Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday and 12:00 p.m. until time of service Friday at High’s.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mid-South Youth Camp in Henderson, TN c/o High’s.

High’s Funeral Home of McMinnville in charge of arrangements.